No. 38 Squadron RAAF
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No. 38 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron known for its long-standing tactical airlift, training, and humanitarian support roles in the Asia-Pacific region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 38 Squadron RAAF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6089329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 38 Squadron RAAF Context triple: [RAAF Base Townsville, garrison, No. 38 Squadron RAAF]
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No. 382 Squadron RAAF
No. 382 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport and logistics unit known for providing airlift and air mobility support for military and humanitarian operations.
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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C.
No. 31 Squadron RAAF
No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
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D.
No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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E.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 38 Squadron RAAF Target entity description: No. 38 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron known for its long-standing tactical airlift, training, and humanitarian support roles in the Asia-Pacific region.
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A.
No. 382 Squadron RAAF
No. 382 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport and logistics unit known for providing airlift and air mobility support for military and humanitarian operations.
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B.
No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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C.
No. 31 Squadron RAAF
No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
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D.
No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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E.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Beechcraft King Air
ⓘ
Douglas C-47 Dakota ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou ⓘ
linked to:
DHC-4 Caribou
|
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAAF Base Richmond
ⓘ
RAAF Base Townsville ⓘ |
| missionType |
logistics support
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ tactical transport ⓘ training support ⓘ |
| nickname | 38 Squadron ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
aircrew training
ⓘ
disaster relief support ⓘ humanitarian relief missions ⓘ tactical airlift operations in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAAF Air Mobility Group
ⓘ
linked to:
Air Mobility Group RAAF
|
| regionOfOperation |
South Pacific
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| role |
humanitarian support
ⓘ
tactical airlift ⓘ training ⓘ transport squadron ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| theatre |
Asia-Pacific region
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia-Pacific
|
| type | airlift squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 38 Squadron RAAF Description of subject: No. 38 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron known for its long-standing tactical airlift, training, and humanitarian support roles in the Asia-Pacific region.
Referenced by (1)
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